Posted on 11/12/2018 9:19:55 AM PST by Gamecock
A pilot sacked for being scared of flying has won an unfair dismissal claim after a tribunal heard he was told to do a crossword when he raised concern about his phobia.
First officer Matthew Guest has been working for Flybe for almost a decade but became anxious and had "panic attacks" after being promoted to longer flights, a tribunal heard.
On one occasion Mr Guest twice raised concerns with a boss about a four hour flight but was told to do a crossword or read a book whilst the plane was cruising. He called in sick the next day and has not flown since.
An employment judge has now ruled he should have been offered alternative roles or at least an opportunity to discuss his case with group chief operating officer Luke Farajallah.
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Sure.
One airline lets a whack job fly and he crashes the plane into the side of a mountain, but this guy needs to keep his job..
I’ll never get over Macho Grande.
Damn, I shouldn’t have retired. I was an engineer, but dammit, I’m afraid of numbers. And steel. And combustion. And mechanisms (they can eat you alive).
I could have retired 30 years ago!
Well, personally I would not like to be as scared as I am when flying and the find out the pilot comes back to me and starts holding my hand and crying...
My kids claim they are afraid of the lawn mower, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, broom.....
Fake News title. It was long flights causing him problems, not flying.
The longer routes are the most desired by pilots, so I wouldn’t think it would be a problem to accommodate him.
Like their mother/father????? That’s funny!
George Zip paid for Macho Grande.
Pilots frequently read books and work crossword puzzles during flights?
Four hour flight bothered him, eh?
Wanna bet it’s about length of workday, not flying fear?
The airline doesn’t have time to keep holding his hand during panic attacks. They need somebody ready to go.
If you are too nervous, or too worn out, this flight is not for you, plain and simple. It’s for everyone’s safety.
Sure they read——the planes virtually fly themselves.
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“Pilots frequently read books and work crossword puzzles during flights?”
No! Absolutely not!
There are flight attendants...
I teach them how to overcome their fears. They must face them, sometimes over and over and over again, until they no longer complain or mention the anxiety. It's still a work in progress. I fear the day when they have to force their children to overcome such fear.
I do concede. I don't want an unstable, anxious or otherwise uncomfortable pilot flying my plane. I'll take a bored ex-fighter jockey in the cockpit any day. Excitement, gawd forbid, merely peaks their interests.
ROFL!!!!
This article is as insane as that movie was. Just not nearly as funny.
It’s like having a lifeguard who is afraid to swim more than 30 feet out into the ocean.
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